Most everyone has heard “Love that chicken from Popeyes” or wonders what Reba McEntire is doing dressed as KFC's Colonel Sanders after endless commercials on TV. But do you know how these iconic chain restaurants got their names? Some chains and their names have been around since World War II and others are relatively recent while others have been around but were renamed or rebranded. See how many you recognize.

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IHOB

On July 7, 1958, Jerry Lapin, Al Lapin, and Albert Kallis founded the International House of Pancakes in Burbank, California as a pancake house/diner-style table service restaurant. Starting in 1973, the name was shortened to "IHOP" for marketing purposes, using a cartoon kangaroo in commercials.

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen.(Photo: Andrew Kulp, Lebanon Daily News)

Popeyes was founded in 1972 in Arabi, Louisiana as Chicken on the Run when owner Al Copeland wanted to compete with Kentucky Fried Chicken. Because of lackluster sales, Copeland renamed his restaurant to Popeyes after Popeye Doyle from the Oscar-winning movie “French Connection.” Shortly after, the restaurant became known as Popeyes Chicken and Biscuits and in 1975, it became known as Popeyes Famous Fried Chicken.

In February 2017, they became known as Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen to highlight their Louisiana roots and to show the Cajun state is more than just chicken and biscuits. popeyes.com

Uno Pizzeria & Grill

The first Uno’s was started in 1943 by University of Texas football star Ike Sewell and his friend Ric Riccardo in the River North neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Known simply as The Pizzeria, lines began forming almost immediately for Sewell’s deep-dish pizza.

In 1997, Pizzeria Uno changed its name to Pizzeria Uno, Chicago Bar & Grill before simplifying it to Uno Chicago Grill to show they were more than just pizza. Realizing they were too similar to other casual dining chains, they later changed the name to Uno Pizzeria & Grill. unos.com

KFC

KFC.(Photo: Matt Cardy, Getty Images)

KFC was founded by Colonel Harland Sanders in 1930 as Sanders Court & Café in North Corbin, Kentucky. An entrepreneur who learned to cook from his mother at age 7, Sanders began selling his trademark chicken from his roadside restaurant. In 1950, he was officially named a colonel and began dressing the part, growing a goatee and wearing a white suit with a string tie and calling himself “Colonel Sanders.” Sanders franchised his first restaurant in 1952 to his friend Pete Harman, who coined the name Kentucky Fried Chicken.

In 1991, the KFC name was officially adopted since it was already widely known by this moniker. In 2015, KFC was struggling as the leading chicken retailer and began a new series of advertisements featuring a rotating cast of characters as Colonel Sanders before Reba McEntire was chosen as the first female Colonel Sanders in January 2018. kfc.com

Domino’s Pizza restaurant

Domino’s started out as DomiNick's in 1960 by brothers Tom and James Monaghan, who bought the Ypsilanti, Michigan pizza restaurant for $500.

In 1965, Tom Monaghan purchased two other pizzerias but was unable to retain the DomiNick's name. After an employee suggested Domino's, Monaghan loved the idea and renamed the business Domino's Pizza, Inc. The three dots on the logo represent Monaghan's original three stores. dominos.com/en

Taco Bell

Taco Bell.(Photo: Harold Gater)

Taco Bell was founded by entrepreneur Glen Bell, who opened a hot dog stand called Bell's Drive-In in San Bernardino, California in 1948. After seeing how well the Mexican restaurant across the street, the Mitla Café was doing, he learned how to make tacos and opened a new stand called Taco-Tia in late 1951. Opening a string of El Taco restaurants in the next few years, Bell built the first Taco Bell in 1962 in Downey, California. tacobell.com

Burger King

Burger King.(Photo: Audrey Kirby/Star Press)

Burger King started out as Insta-Burger King in 1953 in Jacksonville, Florida by Keith J. Kramer and Matthew Burns, after the two opened the restaurant based around a cooking device called an Insta-Broiler.

When the business began failing, the two sold their enterprise to James McLamore and David R. Edgerton in Miami, Florida, who renamed it Burger King in 1959. bk.com

Dunkin’ Donuts

Dunkin' Donuts.(Photo: EVA HAMBACH, AFP/Getty Images)

Dunkin’ Donuts began in 1948 as the Open Kettle, a restaurant owned by William Rosenberg that sold coffee and doughnuts in Quincy, Massachusetts.

In 1950, Rosenberg changed the name to Dunkin’ Donuts after discussing it with company executives. Rosenberg decided to focus on coffee and doughnuts after his experiences selling food at construction sites and factories and saw these were always the most popular items. In 1972, they introduced their iconic Munchkins donut hole treats. dunkindonuts.com